First report of the leaf-mining genus Antispila Hubner, [1825] from mainland China, with the description of a new species feeding on Cornus (Lepidoptera, Heliozelidae).

ABSTRACT: The genus Antispila Hübner, [1825] is newly recorded from mainland China. Antispila sinensissp. n., the first formally named Heliozelidae species in mainland China, is described. The host plant of the new species, Cornus walteri Wangerin (Cornaceae), is widespread through east Asia and is used as a shade tree in city parks in Jinan City, where the moth causes damage to foliage. Morphological and molecular analyses distinguish A. sinensissp. n. from its close relatives. The adult, pupa, larva, host plant, leaf-mines, and the shield of the new species are illustrated, as are male and female genitalia, venation, and larval chaetotaxy. DNA barcodes of the new species are also provided.

SUBMITTER: Liu T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5672564 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature